This report gives the latest information on how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South Australia are faring according to a range of measures of health status and outcomes, determinants of health and health system performance. Indicators are based on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework. The report highlights the main areas of improvement and continuing concern.

ISBN: 978-1-74249-850-8

Cat. no: IHW 164

Pages: 297

Findings from this report:

39% decline in deaths due to circulatory disease between 1998 and 2013

Incidence of end-stage kidney disease in Indigenous Australians is almost 8 times that in non-Indigenous Australians

60% of Indigenous women smoked during pregnancy, 4 times the rate among non-Indigenous women

16% decline in total mortality rates for Indigenous Australians between 1998 and 2013